Cinderella, or, the Little Glass Slipper.

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"Once there was a gentleman who married for his second wife theproudest and most haughty woman that was ever seen. She had by aformer husband two daughters of her own humor, who were, indeed,exactly like her in all things. He had likewise, by another wife,a young daughter, but of unparalleled goodness and sweetness oftemper, which she took from her mother, who was the best creaturein the world.

No sooner were the ceremonies of the wedding over but themother-in-law began to show herself in her true colors. She couldnot bear the good qualities of this pretty girl, and the lessbecause they made her own daughters appear the more odious. Sheemployed her in meanest work of the house: she scoured thedishes, tables, etc., and scrubbed madam's chamber and those ofmisses, her daughters; she lay up in a sorry garret, upon awretched straw bed, while her sisters lay in fine rooms, withfloors all inlaid, upon beds of the very newest fashion, andwhere they had looking-glasses so large that they might seethemselves at their full length from head to foot."